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Your doctor has ordered pamidronate to help treat your illness. The medication will be added to an intravenous fluid that will drip through a needle or catheter into your vein. You will receive your dose of pamidronate as an infusion (slow injection) that may last 2–24 hours. You may receive an infusion of pamidronate once every 3–4 weeks, once a day for 3 days in a row, or as a single dose that may be repeated after 1 week or longer. The treatment schedule depends on your condition. Pamidronate is used to treat high levels of calcium in the blood that may be caused by certain types of cancer. Pamidronate is also used along with cancer chemotherapy to treat bone damage caused by multiple myeloma (cancer that begins in the plasma cells [white blood cells that produce substances needed to fight infection]) or by cancer that began in another part of the body but has spread to the bones. Pamidronate is also used to treat Paget's disease (a condition in which healthy bones are broken down and replaced by abnormally thick but weak bones). Pamidronate helps prevent bone breakdown and bone fractures. Pamidronate Injection is sometimes prescribed for other uses; ask your doctor or pharmacist for more information. Your health care provider (doctor, nurse, or pharmacist) may measure the effectiveness and side effects of your treatment using laboratory tests and physical examinations. It is important to keep all appointments with your doctor. The length of treatment depends on your condition and on how you respond to the medication. |